Alumnae Association of the Training School for Nurses of the Jewish Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).Alumni Association of the Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing.Mt. Sinai Nurses’ Alumnae Association (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.).Nurses Alumnae Association of the Jewish Maternity Hospital (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.).

Extent: 44.5 linear feet

This collection contains materials documenting the development of nursing and nurse alumni groups at institutions founded
by Jewish benevolent groups and organizations in Philadelphia from the 1890s through the 1990s. The historical material includes
minutes, reports, administrative files, artifacts, and photographs depicting nursing and nurse education. These materials
primarily concern three establishments which were merged to form the Albert Einstein Medical Center in 1952: the Jewish Hospital,
established 1867; the Mt. Sinai Hospital, established in 1905; and the Northern Liberties Hospital established in 1920. (It
should be noted that there are no significant records of the Northern Liberties Hospital in this collection.)

title

Alumni Association of the Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing records and historical collection

University of Pennsylvania Barbara Bates Center for the Study of The History of Nursing

extent

44.5 linear feet

inclusive date

1895-1954

bulk date

abstract/scope/contents

This collection contains materials documenting the development of nursing and nurse alumni groups at institutions founded
by Jewish benevolent groups and organizations in Philadelphia from the 1890s through the 1990s. The historical material includes
minutes, reports, administrative files, artifacts, and photographs depicting nursing and nurse education. These materials
primarily concern three establishments which were merged to form the Albert Einstein Medical Center in 1952: the Jewish Hospital,
established 1867; the Mt. Sinai Hospital, established in 1905; and the Northern Liberties Hospital established in 1920. (It
should be noted that there are no significant records of the Northern Liberties Hospital in this collection.)